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Robert Frances Group (RFG) provides actionable, timely advice, consulting, and research about the IT marketplace to Global 2000 executives. With a focus on "the business of IT," RFG helps IT executives maximize their effectiveness by helping them align IT efforts with corporate business strategies, drive revenue, improve productivity, and reduce IT costs. RFG accomplishes this by working closely and directly with clients to evaluate hardware and software acquisitions, help assess the impact of events, laws, and regulations, negotiate optimal contracts, and plan IT-empowered business strategies. In today's fast-moving, resource-constrained business environment, IT executives leverage RFG's resources to make better business decisions. RFG analysts act as trusted advisors to the company's clients. RFG maintains a low 15-to-1 ratio of clients to analysts, to assure a higher quality of service and more personalized interaction. In addition, RFG analysts average more than 20 years of experience in both technical and executive positions, at end-user and vendor corporations. RFG offers a single, integrated service model that allows clients to drive the company's research agenda. Based on important technology breakthroughs, industry events, or responses to client inquiries, RFG produces a daily Research Note, written in plain business language. RFG clients also receive direct, on-demand, unlimited access to the company's analysts, and can request custom In-Context Research Notes on topics of specific interest to them and their organizations. RFG analysts are also available to clients for customized consulting on key technology initiatives. RFG's Chairman and Executive Director of Research, Cal Braunstein, describes the company's focus via the SPORT model. This is RFG's methodology for focusing on the business of information technology. RFG's SPORT Model focuses on:Strategy, Processes, Procedures, and Political issues, Organization and Operational Issues, Resource constraints, and Technologies.RFG Risk ManagementSeminarsGo Virtual!